SchoolScoresBest primary schools in York
How this list works. Ranked by the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of pupils each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knavesmire Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) | 86% |
| 2 | Ralph Butterfield Primary School Ofsted: Good (2024) | 84% |
| 3 | Lord Deramore's Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) | 83% |
| 4 | Hempland Primary School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected | 81% |
| 5 | Dringhouses Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 76% |
| 6 | Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 76% |
| 7 | St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) | 75% |
| 8 | Rufforth Primary School Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2023 | 74% |
| 9 | Dunnington CofE Primary School Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2022 | 74% |
| 10 | Wigginton Primary School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 | 74% |
| 11 | Scarcroft Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 73% |
| 12 | Elvington CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 | 72% |
| 13 | St Lawrence's CofE Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 70% |
| 14 | St Mary's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 70% |
| 15 | Poppleton Ousebank Primary School Ofsted: Good (2024) | 68% |
| 16 | Badger Hill Primary Academy Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2024 | 68% |
| 17 | Park Grove Primary Academy Ofsted: Report card 2025: 6 expected, 1 needs attention | 67% |
| 18 | Headlands Primary School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 | 67% |
| 19 | Osbaldwick Primary Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 66% |
| 20 | St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 | 66% |
| 21 | Woodthorpe Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) | 66% |
| 22 | Acomb Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) | 65% |
| 23 | St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good (2018, before conversion), confirmed 2023 | 65% |
| 24 | Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 2 years of results | 65% |
| 25 | Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Ofsted: Good (2023) | 64% |
| 26 | Carr Junior School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 64% |
| 27 | St Paul's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 | 63% |
| 28 | Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 63% |
| 29 | Skelton Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023) · 2 years of results | 62% |
| 30 | Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 62% |
| 31 | Poppleton Road Primary School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention | 62% |
| 32 | Fishergate Primary School Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 | 62% |
| 33 | New Earswick Primary School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention | 61% |
| 34 | Wheldrake with Thorganby CofE Primary School Ofsted: Good (2014, before conversion), confirmed 2022 | 58% |
| 35 | Huntington Primary Academy Ofsted: Report card 2025: 6 expected, 1 needs attention | 58% |
| 36 | Copmanthorpe Primary School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 | 57% |
| 37 | Tang Hall Primary Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 54% |
| 38 | Yearsley Grove Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 50% |
| 39 | Lakeside Primary Academy Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2022 | 50% |
| 40 | Haxby Road Primary Academy Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2022 | 49% |
| 41 | Heworth CofE Primary School Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2024 | 48% |
| 42 | Hob Moor Community Primary Academy Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2022 | 44% |
| 43 | Burton Green Primary School Ofsted: Good (2014, before conversion), confirmed 2025 | 43% |
| 44 | St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 41% |
| 45 | Clifton Green Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 38% |
| 46 | Westfield Primary Community School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 36% |
| 47 | Saint Barnabas CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 2 years of results | 19% |
Result: met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.
Page updated 26 September 2026.